Building Resilience Show

Season 2 is back in Minneapolis for a large-scale retrofit of a 111-year-old house: Tightening up the envelope, adding durability to the shell, and dramatically improving the interior conditioning and IAQ

We're diving into the meaning of deconstruction and demolition, and we're doing it, too

Transferring different loads through many engineered lumber beams is central to remodel framing

Sealing a crawlspace against bulk water and soil moisture using rigid foam and spray polyurethane foam

Last time on Building Resilience, we were cutting styrofoam, gluing the back, and sticking it to the walls in two crawlspaces, where we had already plopped it on the floor. That’s when we broke out the froth packs."Spray foam insulation. It’s a big part of how we build today, it’s one of the key ingredients in our building type.

House wrap that sticks to the wall eliminates cap staples and some window flashing

Hydroflash LA and Invisiwrap UV make a watertight, airtight, and UV-safe opening behind the open cladding

PVC moves in response to temperature swings, but it doesn't move like you think it does. To make the movement predictable, Install TIGHT and fasten RIGHT 

Open cladding lets rain flow through, so a watertight—and UV Resistant— WRB is critical

It's like installing wood bevel siding, except it won't warp or rot

A look back at a resilient renovation to a 100-year old house

A new show about extreme climate construction is interrupted by a global pandemic

A basement built with frost heave in mind

ZIP System R-12 insulated sheathing covers a regularly framed wall, a shear wall, and a firewall

An instant airtight and watertight roof deck

Wrapping the outside of a house adds thermal stability and bridges the gaps between new and old construction

Installing a 700-pound window into a second-floor rough opening without a crane

First-time installing stackable sliders, a bifold window, and triple-glazed casement windows are fastened through the frames: OA makes the mistakes, so you don't have to!

Two WRBs and two rain screen systems accommodate two types of wall cladding

A cladding system designed to look great and leak like crazy

Installing AZEK sheets with PaintPro technology and how some high-performing black paints can reflect heat 

Blurring the indoor/outdoor connection with a deck that runs into the ground, and a sunroom that looks like a porch

Reviewing the WRB, exterior insulation, rainscreen, cladding, and deck detailing Last time on Building Resilience we were wrapping up the construction side of things by building a deck with a total disregard for child labor laws.

A checklist of resilient design all rolled into one home and one heck of a long video